The Influence of Class Size on Secondary School Students Access to the School Farm as a Facility for Teaching and Learning Practical Aspects of Agriculture in Masaba North Sub-County, Kenya

This paper examines influence of class size on secondary school students’ access to the school farm as a facility for teaching and learning practical aspects of agriculture in Masaba North Sub- County, Kenya. Through proportionate random sampling, 15 secondary schools were selected to represent the four educational zones in the Sub-County. The sample size for students constituted of 200 respondents. In addition, 15 Agriculture teachers were purposively selected, each from the 15 sampled schools. Data collection instrument for the study was a semi structured questionnaire. Data collected was processed, organized and analyzed with the aid of the Statistical Package for the Social Scientists (SPSS) version 20 computer programme. The hypothesis was tested at alpha 0.05 set apriori using the chi-square test of independence and homogeneity. The result showed that; there was a significant statistical relationship (p=0007) between class size and its effect on the utilization of the school farm. On the basis of the findings, the researcher recommends that; (a) education stakeholders need to assist the public mixed schools to purchase land that is adequate for purposes of teaching, instruction and practicals. This can be done through the county government which understands the needs of each school.